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This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3--written by the experts at Adobe Systems' is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques, while readers who already have some experience with Photoshop can use this book to learn Photoshop CS3's more advanced features and newest tools. Using clear, step-by-step, project-based lessons, each chapter walks readers through the creation of a specific project, with each chapter building on the reader's growing knowledge of the program, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the skills learned in each lesson. Photoshop CS3, long the industry standard for digital imaging software, offers plenty of new features and enhancements for creative professionals and digital photographers alike. Users can enjoy unrivaled editing with non-destructive Smart Filters, improved curves, and adjustable cloning and healing with Preview Overlay. Increase productivity with Photoshop CS3's streamlined interface and new Photoshop Lightroom " integration. Anyone who wants to create a composite will benefit from the revamped Photomerge? tool, which lets you apply automatic layer alignment and blending to your images, while the new Quick Selection tool lets you select pixels not just by color, but by texture and shape as well. And digital photographers will be pleased to know that they can now process multiple Camera Raw images in a fraction of the time it used to take.


Educational instructor notes?created to help teachers plan, organize, and time their lessons?are available for this book (and for other Classroom in a Book titles) at www.peachpit.com/instructorresources.

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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 01, 2007 Type: User Review A first time user is left confused

I purchased PS CS3 this summer, and have been slowly working through CLASSROOM IN A BOOK (CIB). A lot of the material is new to me. Photoshop is a beast of a program; it's incredibly powerful and useful. The downside of such complexity is that...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 24, 2007 Type: User Review marginaL

There is some questionable advice in this book. I think it needed a rewrite. Is it worthless? No. I gleaned some interesting stuff. Especially in the back of the book, so if you read it perhaps start at the back.

If I had to buy it...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 23, 2007 Type: User Review Adequate but not stellar.

The "Classroom in a book" series including this one are adequate introductions to the software but not great. They are lacking in some of the basic details and cover the more complex details in an adequate but not great way. You feel obliged to...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 09, 2007 Type: User Review Disappointing

I knew better than to buy this book but since Kelby's book has been delayed I talked myself into it. I prefer the books that say "this is how you do X, and this is how you do Y". I admit that this is largely a learning style preference but the...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 03, 2007 Type: User Review Well organized lessons and subject matter thoroughly covered

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book is a beneficial book for both newcomers to the Photoshop world as well as seasoned Photoshop users. The book is divided into individual lessons -- beginning with a basic introduction to the Photoshop work...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 01, 2007 Type: User Review An excellent basic manual

The book comes with a CD of images for the lessons and video examples. Even though I have used PS for years, I rolled up my sleeves and did every lesson in order -- except the last two, which pertain to video and commercial printing which don't...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 26, 2007 Type: User Review Incomplete

The subtitle is "Includes training with Photoshop CS3 & CS3 Extended and 16 tutorial movie tutorials."

There is no information, that I could find, on the video editing features of CS3 Extended, either in the book or in the videos....
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 25, 2007 Type: User Review Great first text

I'm not sure how well it will work as a reference but this book is very good for learning photoshop basics.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 19, 2007 Type: User Review Fair coverage of main CS3 features. Easy to read.

It addresses fairly the main CS3 features. Very easy to read. Not suitable for experienced CS2 practitioners. No expertise about how to get the benefit out of the new faetures (against the CS2 best practices).

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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 16, 2007 Type: User Review CS3 classroom in a book: CD not included

Reiceived the very new book but CD was not included. Book was advertised as "used but like new." I guess I should have asked if CD should have been included. I've used CS2 in the past so I know all the praticed lessons are in the CD. Without the...
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